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1 empecer
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2 entrabar
• hind leg• hindered• obstruct -
3 impedir
• hind leg• hindered• impede• obstruct• prevent• stave off -
4 obstar
• hind leg• hindered• impede• obstruct• opportunity of deliberation• oppose a resolution -
5 poner barreras a
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6 pata
f.1 leg (pierna de animal).las patas delanteras the forelegslas patas traseras the hindlegspata negra (cooking) = type of top-quality cured ham2 foot (pie de animal).3 leg (informal) (of person).a pata on footir a la pata coja to hopa cuatro patas on all fourspata de palo wooden leg4 leg.5 female duck.6 buddy, mate.* * *————————1 (gen) leg2 (garra) paw3 (pezuña) hoof\a cuatro patas on all foursa la pata coja hopping, on one lega la pata la llana familiar down to earthmeter la pata familiar to put one's foot in itpatas arriba upside downtener mala pata familiar to have bad luckpata de gallo (dibujo, motivo) hound's-tooth check, dog's-tooth checkpatas de gallo (arrugas) crow's feet* * *1. f., (m. - pato) 2. noun f.1) paw2) leg3) foot* * *1. SF1) (Zool)a) (=pierna) legpata trasera — back o hind leg
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pantalones de pata de elefante — flared trousers, flaresb) (=pie) [de mamífero] (tb Peletería) paw; [de ave] footpata de cabra — (Téc) crowbar
pata de gallo — [en tela] houndstooth check; (=disparate) † silly remark, piece of nonsense
patas de gallo — [en el ojo] crow's feet
2) * [de persona] legquita la pata, que no veo — get your leg out of the way, I can't see *
es un diccionario con dos patas — hum he's a walking dictionary, he's a dictionary on legs hum
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a pata — * on foot, on Shanks' pony *, on Shanks' mare (EEUU) *•
a cuatro patas — on all fourspata de palo — wooden leg, peg leg
3) [de mueble] legdespués de la mudanza estaba toda la casa patas arriba — after the move the whole house was in a complete mess o was topsy-turvy *
4) Chile (=etapa) stage, legtener patas — to be brash, be cheeky *
6)aunque se ha hecho famosa, se sigue comportando a la pata la llana — although she has become famous, she is as down to earth as ever
¡qué mala pata tuviste! — you were really unlucky!
- ser patametedura, patoes pata para todo — he's game for anything *, he's up for anything *
2. SM And*1) (=amigo) pal *, mate *, buddy (EEUU)2) (=tipo) bloke *** * *I1) (Zool)a) (pierna - de animal, ave) leglas patas delanteras/traseras — the front/hind legs
b) (pie - de perro, gato) paw; (- de ave) foot2) ( de persona)a) (fam & hum) ( pierna) lega la pata — (Chi fam) word for word
estirar la pata — (fam) to kick the bucket (colloq)
meter la pata — (fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq)
patas (para) arriba — (fam) upside down
b) (AmL fam & hum) foota pata — (fam & hum) on foot
a pata pelada — (Chi, Per fam) barefoot
hacer algo con las patas — (Col, Méx, Ven fam) to make a botch of something (colloq)
hacerle la pata a alguien — (Chi fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
por abajo de la pata — (RPl fam) at least
saltar en una pata — (CS) to jump for joy
ser pata — (RPl fam) to be game (colloq)
ser pata de perro — (Chi, Méx fam) to have itchy feet (colloq)
tener pata — (AmL fam) to have contacts
tener patas — (Chi fam) to have a lot of nerve (colloq); malo I
3) ( de mueble) legIImasculino (Per fam)a) ( tipo) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq)b) ( amigo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)él es mi pata del alma — he's my best pal o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= leg, paw.Ex. The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the ' legs'.Ex. The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.----* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.* con patas = legged.* de dos patas = two-legged.* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* estirar la pata = give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket.* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* metedura de pata = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-up.* meter la pata = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* pata delantera = foreleg, forelimb.* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.* pata trasera = hind leg.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* * *I1) (Zool)a) (pierna - de animal, ave) leglas patas delanteras/traseras — the front/hind legs
b) (pie - de perro, gato) paw; (- de ave) foot2) ( de persona)a) (fam & hum) ( pierna) lega la pata — (Chi fam) word for word
estirar la pata — (fam) to kick the bucket (colloq)
meter la pata — (fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq)
patas (para) arriba — (fam) upside down
b) (AmL fam & hum) foota pata — (fam & hum) on foot
a pata pelada — (Chi, Per fam) barefoot
hacer algo con las patas — (Col, Méx, Ven fam) to make a botch of something (colloq)
hacerle la pata a alguien — (Chi fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
por abajo de la pata — (RPl fam) at least
saltar en una pata — (CS) to jump for joy
ser pata — (RPl fam) to be game (colloq)
ser pata de perro — (Chi, Méx fam) to have itchy feet (colloq)
tener pata — (AmL fam) to have contacts
tener patas — (Chi fam) to have a lot of nerve (colloq); malo I
3) ( de mueble) legIImasculino (Per fam)a) ( tipo) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq)b) ( amigo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)él es mi pata del alma — he's my best pal o (BrE) mate (colloq)
* * *= leg, paw.Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the ' legs'.
Ex: The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.* con patas = legged.* de dos patas = two-legged.* estar patas arriba = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* estirar la pata = give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket.* levantarse en dos patas = buck.* metedura de pata = blunder, boner, goof, blooper, gaff, faux pas, clanger, slip-up.* meter la pata = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* pata delantera = foreleg, forelimb.* patas arriba = in shambles, topsy-turvy, upside down, all over the place.* pata trasera = hind leg.* poner Algo patas arriba = turn + Nombre + inside-out.* poner la casa patas arriba = turn + the house upside down.* poner patas arriba = upend.* poner todo patas arriba = turn + everything upside down.* quedar patas arriba = flip-flop.* * *pata1A ( Zool)1 (pierna — de un perro, gato) leg; (— de un ave) leguna pata de pollo ( Coc) a chicken leg, a (chicken) drumsticklas patas delanteras/traseras the front/hind legs2 (pie — de un perro, gato) paw; (— de un ave) foot3 (en peletería) pawen cada pata ( fam hum): tiene 36 años — sí, en cada pata he's 36 — you can tell that to the Marines ( AmE) o ( BrE) pull the other one ( colloq hum)patas (para) arriba ( fam); upside downlo dejó todo patas para arriba he left everything upside down o ( colloq) topsy-turvy¡qué olor a pata! what a smell of cheesy feet! ( colloq)a la pata la llana ( Esp fam): a mí me gustan las cosas a la pata la llana I like things to be clear, I like people to be upfront about things ( colloq)María es muy a la pata la llana María is very down-to-earth o straightforwardlo hacen todo a la pata la llana they do things in a very slapdash way, they do things any which way ( AmE colloq), they do things any old how ( BrE colloq)tuvimos que volver a pata we had to come back on shank's mare ( AmE) o ( BrE) shanks's pony ( colloq hum), we had to come back on foothacer algo con las patas (Col, Méx fam); to make a botch o ( BrE) a botched job of sth ( colloq), to botch sth up ( colloq)les debe haber costado $500 por abajo de la pata it must have cost them $500 easily, it must have cost them at least $500 o ( colloq) a good $500saltar a (la) pata coja to hopentró dando saltos a (la) pata coja she hopped in, she came hopping insaltar en una pata (CS); to jump for joysi van a la playa yo soy pata if you're going to the beach I'm game o I'm up for it ( colloq)ser un/una pata de perro (Chi, Méx fam); to have itchy feet ( colloq), to be a globetrotter ( colloq)Compuestos:crowbar, prybar ( AmE)houndstooth check, dog's tooth checkwooden legfpl crow's feet (pl)C (de una silla, mesa) legpata2* * *
pata sustantivo femenino
1 (Zool)
◊ las patas delanteras/traseras the front/hind legs
(— de ave) foot
2 ( de persona) (fam & hum) ( pierna) leg;
( pie) (AmL) foot;
a pata (fam &
hum) on foot;◊ estirar la pata (fam) to kick the bucket (colloq);
meter la pata (fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq);
patas (para) arriba (fam) upside down;
saltar a (la) pata coja to hop;
tener pata (AmL fam) to have contacts;
See Also→ malo 1 a
3 ( de mueble) leg
■ sustantivo masculino (Per fam)
pata sustantivo femenino
1 leg: el caballo se rompió la pata delantera, the horse broke its foreleg
2 (suerte) buena/mala pata, good/bad luck
3 (arrugas) patas de gallo, crow's feet
♦ Locuciones: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket
ir a la pata coja, to hop
meter la pata, to put one's foot in it
patas arriba, (desordenado) in a mess
' pata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
banco
- colarse
- estirar
- estropear
- impresionante
- metedura
- molesta
- molesto
- nada
- palo
- patinar
- patinazo
- resbalar
- resbalón
- cojo
- embarrada
- malo
- metedura de pata
- metida de pata
- plancha
- tener
- trasero
English:
blunder
- boo-boo
- boob
- brick
- bucket
- bungle
- clanger
- flub
- foot
- goof
- hop
- hounds-tooth
- leg
- lucky
- paw
- put
- slip-up
- stuck-up
- table leg
- trip up
- unstuck
- wooden
- chum
- drum
- faux pas
- foreleg
- gaffe
* * *♦ nf1. [pierna de animal] leg;las patas delanteras the forelegs;las patas traseras the hindlegs;Culinpata de pollo chicken legEsp Culin pata negra = type of top-quality cured ham; Esp2. [pie de animal] foot;[de perro, gato] paw; [de vaca, caballo] hoof pata de cabra crowbar, Br jemmy, US jimmy;pantalones de pata de elefante bell bottoms, flares;pata de gallo [tejido] hound's-tooth check (material);patas de gallo [arrugas] crow's feet;RP patas de rana [para bucear] flippers Am [pie] foot; Amme torcí la pata I twisted my ankle;Am¡qué olor a pata! what a stink of smelly feet in here!;a cuatro patas on all fours;a pata on foot;ir a la pata coja to hop;salimos de allí por patas we legged it out of there;Esp Famtener la pata chula to have a gammy legpata de palo wooden leg4. [de mueble, mesa] leg;una mesa de tres patas a three-legged table7. CompEsp Fama la pata la llana straightforwardly;nos tratamos a la pata la llana we were quite straight with each other;RP Fampor abajo de la pata at least;Famestirar la pata to kick the bucket;Esp Fam Humestoy más liado que la pata de un romano things are pretty hectic at the moment;RP Famhacer pata a alguien to keep sb company;Famtener mala pata to be unlucky;¡qué mala pata tienes! what rotten luck!;Fammeter la pata to put one's foot in it;Fam CSur Famsaltar en una pata to jump for joy;RP Famser pata to be willing to go along;si van al cine soy pata if you're going to the cinema count me in;Chile, Méx Famser pata de perro to have itchy feet;Am Famtener patas to have friends in high places♦ nmPerú Fam1. [amigo] pal, Br mate, US buddy2. [tipo] guy, Br bloke* * *1 m/f Pe fampal fam, buddy fam2 f leg;a cuatro patas on all fours;ir a la pata coja hop;meter la pata fam put one’s foot in it fam ;tener mala pata fam be unlucky;patas arriba upside down, in a mess;comportarse naturally, in a down-to-earth way* * *pata nf1) : paw, leg (of an animal)2) : foot, leg (of furniture)3)patas de gallo : crow's-feet4)* * *pata n1. (pierna) leg2. (pie) paw -
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8 trasero
adj.rear, back, hind, hindmost.m.1 rear end, buttocks, back end, backside.2 hindquarters.* * *► adjetivo1 back, rear1 familiar eufemístico bottom, bum\en la parte trasera at the back————————1 familiar eufemístico bottom, bum* * *1. (f. - trasera)adj.back, rear2. noun m.* * *1.ADJ [puerta] back; [asiento] back, rearla parte trasera del edificio — the back o rear of the building
rueda trasera — back wheel, rear wheel
2. SM1) euf (=culo) bottom, behind- quedarse con el trasero al aire2) (Zool) hindquarters pl3) †† pl traseros (=antepasados) ancestors* * *I- ra adjetivo <puerta/habitación/asiento> back (before n); < rueda> rear, back (before n); < motor> rear-mountedII* * *I- ra adjetivo <puerta/habitación/asiento> back (before n); < rueda> rear, back (before n); < motor> rear-mountedII* * *trasero11 = bottom, bum, backside, buttocks, rear end, bahookie, tush, heinie, booty, tushy.Ex: There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.Ex: People may find the swollen female rear ends ugly, but male baboons find them attractive.Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.Ex: They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.Ex: American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.Ex: He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.* dar un pellizco en el trasero = bottom pinching.* pellizcar el trasero = bottom pinching.* trasero respingón = pert bum, pert bottom.trasero22 = rear.Ex: Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.
* asiento trasero = pillion seat.* eje trasero = rear end.* en el asiento trasero = in the back seat.* en la parte trasera = in the back, at the rear.* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion.* jardín trasero = back-garden.* lámpara trasera = rear lamp.* la parte trasera de = the back of.* luz trasera = tail light.* parte trasera = back, rear.* pata trasera = hind leg.* puerta trasera = back door.* tren trasero = rear end.* * *‹puerta/habitación› back ( before n); ‹rueda› rear ( before n), back ( before n); ‹motor› rear-mountedlas patas traseras the rear o hind o back legsun asiento de la parte trasera one of the rear o back seats( fam)1 (de una persona) bottom, backside ( colloq)2 (de un animal) hindquarters (pl)* * *
trasero 1
‹rueda/pata/asiento› rear ( before n), back ( before n);
‹ motor› rear-mounted
trasero 2 sustantivo masculino (fam) ( de persona) bottom, backside (colloq);
( de animal) hindquarters (pl)
trasero,-a
I adjetivo back, rear
en la parte trasera de la casa, at the rear of the house
II sustantivo masculino bottom, behind
' trasero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asiento
- cuarta
- cuarto
- culo
- trasera
- cristal
- pelado
- posterior
- traste
English:
back
- backside
- backyard
- behind
- bottom
- bum
- butt
- hind
- rear
- rump
- spank
- bun
- pillion
- sirloin
* * *trasero, -a♦ adj[asiento] back, rear; [puerta] [de casa] back, rear; [de coche] rear; [patas] hind, back♦ nmbackside* * *I adj rear atr, back atrII m fambutt fam, Brrear end fam* * *trasero, -ra adjposterior: rear, backtrasero nm: buttocks* * *trasero1 adj backtrasero2 n bottom -
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10 miembro delantero
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11 pata delantera
f.forepaw, foreleg, forefoot.* * *(n.) = foreleg, forelimbEx. The set of tracks found were made by a bipedal dinosaur which used its forelegs in climbing a steep slope.Ex. The rats were then administered tests of forelimb use, tongue use, hind-leg use, and in a spatial navigation task.* * *(n.) = foreleg, forelimbEx: The set of tracks found were made by a bipedal dinosaur which used its forelegs in climbing a steep slope.
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f.1 blind.2 Persian blind, shade, sun-blind, blind.3 shutter.* * *1 blind* * *noun f.* * *SF [de lamas] (Venetian) blind; [de tablitas] slatted shutter; [enrollable] roller blind* * *a) ( que se enrolla o levanta) blindenrollarse como una persiana — (Esp fam) to go on and on
b) (AmL) (contraventana, postigo) shutter* * *= roller blind, blind, shutter, louvre [louver, -USA].Ex. Particular problems with reflections in VDU screens may need special diffused lighting or roller blinds, for example.Ex. It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, ' blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex. The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.----* persiana de láminas = louvre [louver, -USA].* persiana de metal = security shutter.* persiana de tabillas = louvre [louver, -USA].* * *a) ( que se enrolla o levanta) blindenrollarse como una persiana — (Esp fam) to go on and on
b) (AmL) (contraventana, postigo) shutter* * *= roller blind, blind, shutter, louvre [louver, -USA].Ex: Particular problems with reflections in VDU screens may need special diffused lighting or roller blinds, for example.
Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, ' blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex: The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.* persiana de láminas = louvre [louver, -USA].* persiana de metal = security shutter.* persiana de tabillas = louvre [louver, -USA].* * *1 (que se enrolla) blindse enrolló como una persiana she went on and on foreveres un pesado, se enrolla como una persiana he's really tedious, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey ( colloq)2 ( AmL) (contraventana, postigo) shutterCompuestos:roll-down shutter● persiana veneciana or de lamasVenetian blind* * *
persiana sustantivo femenino
persiana veneciana or de lamas Venetian blind
persiana sustantivo femenino blind
' persiana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- enrollar
- lama
- rendija
- desenrollar
- levantar
- subir
English:
blind
- pull down
- roll up
- shade
- venetian blind
- louver
- roller
- Venetian blind
* * *persiana nf[enrollable] (roller) blind; [con láminas] (Venetian) blind; Espenrollarse como una persiana o [m5]como las persianas: se enrolla como una persiana he could talk the hind legs off a donkeypersiana enrollable roller blind;persiana veneciana Venetian blind* * *blind; enrollable shade, Brroller blind* * *persiana nf: blind, venetian blind* * *persiana n (que se enrolla) blind -
13 posta
f.1 clinic (médica). (Chilean Spanish, Perú)2 round of beef, thigh of the hind leg of the animal, round.3 sentry post.4 small lead bullet, slug, buckshot, pellet.5 accident and emergency center.6 bet money on a game of chance, bet money on gambling, stake.* * *1 (de caballos) change of horses2 (lugar) staging post3 (bala) pellet\a posta on purpose* * *1. SF1) † (=caballos) relay, team; (=tramo) stage; (=parada) staging postpor la posta — post-haste, as quickly as possible
2)- a posta3) (Caza) (=munición) slug, pellet4) Chile (Med) first-aid post, first-aid station5) (Naipes) stake6) (Culin) sliceposta de pierna — CAm leg of pork
2.SM courier* * *1)a) (ant) ( de caballos) relayb) (AmL) (Dep) relay (race)pasarle la posta a alguien — (RPl fam) ( en una carrera) to pass the baton to somebody; ( ante un problema) to hand over to somebody
2) (Arm) pellet3) (AmC) (Mil) sentry post4) (Esp)a posta — on purpose, deliberately
5) (AmC, Chi) (Coc) round6) (Chi) ( centro médico) accident and emergency center** * *1)a) (ant) ( de caballos) relayb) (AmL) (Dep) relay (race)pasarle la posta a alguien — (RPl fam) ( en una carrera) to pass the baton to somebody; ( ante un problema) to hand over to somebody
2) (Arm) pellet3) (AmC) (Mil) sentry post4) (Esp)a posta — on purpose, deliberately
5) (AmC, Chi) (Coc) round6) (Chi) ( centro médico) accident and emergency center** * *A1 ( ant) (de caballos) relaypasarle la posta a algn ( RPl fam) (en una carrera) to pass the baton to sb; (ante un problema) to hand over to sbB ( Arm) pelletestar de posta to be on sentry dutyDE (AmC, Chi) ( Coc) roundF ( Chi) (centro médico) accident and emergency center** * *
posta sustantivo femenino
1 (AmL) (Dep) relay (race)
2 (AmC) (Mil) sentry post
3 (Esp)
4 (Chi) ( centro médico) accident and emergency center( conjugate center)
' posta' also found in these entries:
English:
slug
- guard
* * *♦ adjRP Fam cool♦ nfRP Fampasarle la posta a alguien to pass the baton to sb, to hand over to sb2. Chile, Perú [médica] clinic♦ a posta loc advon purpose* * *f:a posta on purpose* * *posta nf: relay race -
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m.1 hock, joint in the lower hind leg of cattle and other quadrupeds.2 hock, cut of meat just above the foot of a quadruped.* * *1 (de caballo) hock2 (de gallo) spur3 (ave) cormorant* * *SM [de caballo] hock; [de gallo] spur* * ** * *= hock.Ex. A horse uses its hock in nearly everything it does -- from stopping and standing to walking and galloping.* * ** * *= hock.Ex: A horse uses its hock in nearly everything it does -- from stopping and standing to walking and galloping.
* * *A (del caballo) hock; (del gallo) spurB (ave) cormorant* * *corvejón nm1. [articulación] hock2. [ave] cormorant* * *m de caballo hock -
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v.1 to roll up (papel, alfombra).María arrolló la lMaría al terminar Mary rolled the yarn when she finished.2 to wrap up.Silvia enrolló al bebé con una cobija Silvia wrapped the baby up in a blanket.* * *2 (a alguien) to involve, mix up\enrollarse bien argot to get on well with peopleenrollarse como una persiana familiar to rabbit on and onenrollarse mal argot to be difficult to get on with* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=liar) [+ papel, persiana, filete] to roll (up); [+ cuerda, cable] [en sí mismo] to coil (up); [alrededor de algo] to wind (up)2) Esp** (=atraer)a mí la droga no me enrolla nada — drugs don't do anything for me, I'm not into drugs *
3) Esp** (=enredar)no me enrolles más, así no me vas a convencer — don't give me that, you're not going to convince me *
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enrollar a algn en algo — to get sb involved in sth2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <papel/persiana> to roll up; <cable/manguera> to coil2.enrollarsev pron1) papel to roll up; cuerda/cable to coil up2) (Esp)a) (fam) ( hablar mucho)no te enrolles — stop jabbering on (colloq)
b) (fam) ( tener relaciones amorosas)se enrollaron en la discoteca — they made out (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) they got off together in a disco
enrollarse con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE colloq), to get off with somebody (BrE colloq)
c) (arg) ( con una actividad)d) (arg) ( animarse) to get into the swing (colloq)enrollarse bien — (Esp arg)
se enrolla muy bien — he's really cool (colloq)
* * *= roll up, wind, coil.Ex. Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.Ex. Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.Ex. This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.----* enrollarse = be a sport.* que se enrolla = roll-up [rollup].* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <papel/persiana> to roll up; <cable/manguera> to coil2.enrollarsev pron1) papel to roll up; cuerda/cable to coil up2) (Esp)a) (fam) ( hablar mucho)no te enrolles — stop jabbering on (colloq)
b) (fam) ( tener relaciones amorosas)se enrollaron en la discoteca — they made out (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) they got off together in a disco
enrollarse con alguien — to make out with somebody (AmE colloq), to get off with somebody (BrE colloq)
c) (arg) ( con una actividad)d) (arg) ( animarse) to get into the swing (colloq)enrollarse bien — (Esp arg)
se enrolla muy bien — he's really cool (colloq)
* * *= roll up, wind, coil.Ex: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.
Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.* enrollarse = be a sport.* que se enrolla = roll-up [rollup].* * *enrollar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹papel/persiana› to roll up2 ‹cable/manguera› to coilenrollar el hilo en el carrete wind the thread onto the spool3 ‹papel/carne› to roll up1 (confundir) to confuse, get … confused2 (en un asunto) to involve, get … involveda mí no me enrolles en esto leave me out of this o don't get me involved in thisA «papel» to roll up; «cuerda/cable» to coil upla cadena se enrolló en la rueda the chain wound o wrapped itself around the wheel1(hablar mucho): no te enrolles y ve al grano stop jabbering on o waffling and get to the point ( colloq)no te enrolles hablando por teléfono don't stay on the phone too longse enrolla como una persiana she really goes on ( colloq), she can talk the hind leg off a donkey2 «pareja» to make out together ( AmE colloq), to get off together ( BrE colloq) enrollarse CON algn to make out WITH sb ( AmE colloq), to get off WITH sb ( BrE colloq)se enrolló con mi prima pero no duró mucho he had a thing (going) with my cousin but it didn't last longse enrollaron hablando de política they got deep into conversation about politicsenrollarse bien ( Esp arg): se enrolla muy bien con la gente he gets on very well with o he has a way with peopleese pinchadiscos se enrolla muy bien that disc jockey is really cool ( colloq)* * *
enrollar ( conjugate enrollar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹papel/persiana› to roll up;
‹cable/manguera› to coil;
2 (Esp arg) ‹ persona› ( confundir) to confuse, get … confused;
( en asunto) to involve, get … involved
enrollarse verbo pronominal
1 [ papel] to roll up;
[cuerda/cable] to coil up;
2 (Esp fam)a) ( hablar mucho):◊ no te enrolles stop jabbering on (colloq);
se enrollaron hablando they got deep into conversationb) ( tener relaciones amorosas):◊ se enrollaron en la discoteca they made out (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) they got off together in a disco;
enrollarse con algn to make out with sb (AmE colloq), to get off with sb (BrE colloq)
enrollar verbo transitivo (una persiana, etc) to roll up
(un cable) to coil
(un hilo) to wind up
' enrollar' also found in these entries:
English:
coil
- roll back
- roll up
- wind
- wind up
- blind
- reel
- roller
- scroll
- twist
* * *♦ vt1. [arrollar] [papel, alfombra] to roll up;[manguera, cuerda] to coil (up);enrolló el hilo en su bobina he wound the thread on to the bobbinme enrollaron para que lo comprara they bamboozled me into buying itme enrolla mucho ir de camping I really get a kick out of going camping* * *v/t2:me enrolla fam I like it, I think it’s great fam* * *enrollar vt: to roll up, to coil* * *enrollar vb1. (enroscar papel) to roll up3. (convencer) to talk into4. (molar) to be great -
16 trasero2
2 = rear.Ex. Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.----* asiento trasero = pillion seat.* eje trasero = rear end.* en el asiento trasero = in the back seat.* en la parte trasera = in the back, at the rear.* ir en el asiento trasero = pillion riding, ride + pillion .* jardín trasero = back-garden.* lámpara trasera = rear lamp.* la parte trasera de = the back of.* luz trasera = tail light.* parte trasera = back, rear.* pata trasera = hind leg.* puerta trasera = back door.* tren trasero = rear end. -
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m.1 back room, backroom, room located at the rear of the place.2 hindquarter, hind leg, rump.* * *(carne) hindquarter* * ** * * -
18 hablar más que un sacamuelas
familiar to talk the hind leg off a donkey -
19 sacamuelas
m. s.&pl.dentist (informal).m.&f. s&pl.dentist.* * *1 familiar dentist\hablar más que un sacamuelas familiar to talk the hind leg off a donkey* * *(pl sacamuelas)1 ( fam); dentist* * *
sacamuelas mf inv fam dentist
♦ Locuciones: fam (charlatán) habla más que un sacamuelas, she's really chatty
* * *sacamuelas nm invFam Pey dentist* * *m inv fam despdentist -
20 baladronear
• talk show• talk the hind leg off a donkey
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См. также в других словарях:
hind leg — hīn(d) n the posterior leg of a quadruped * * * the back leg (pelvic limb) of a quadruped. Cf. foreleg … Medical dictionary
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hind leg — noun the back limb of a quadruped (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑hind limb, ↑hindlimb • Part Holonyms: ↑quadruped • Part Meronyms: ↑hock, ↑hock joint, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hind leg — one of the rear legs of an animal … English contemporary dictionary
can talk the hind leg off a donkey — can talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey British, humorous if you say that someone can talk the hind leg off a donkey, you mean that they talk a lot. His father could talk the hind leg off a donkey … New idioms dictionary
talk the hind leg off a donkey — Brit., informal talk incessantly * * * talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey Brit informal : to talk for a long time She rarely spoke, but her brother could talk the hind legs off a donkey. [=he was very talkative] • • • Main Entry: ↑talk * * * talk… … Useful english dictionary
crooked as a dog's hind leg — To say that someone is as crooked as a dog s hind leg means that they are very dishonest indeed. He can t be trusted he s as crooked as a dog s hind leg … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
crooked as a dog's hind leg — Someone who is very dishonest is as crooked as a dog s hind leg … The small dictionary of idiomes
talk the hind leg off a donkey — This expression is used to describe a very talkative person. It s difficult to end a conversation with Betty. She could talk the hind leg off a donkey! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
talk the hind leg off a donkey Brit. — talk the hind leg off a donkey Brit. informal talk incessantly. → talk … English new terms dictionary
talk the hind leg off a donkey — ► talk the hind leg off a donkey Brit. informal talk incessantly. Main Entry: ↑donkey … English terms dictionary